Prof. Price’s Research Featured in Scientific American Article

May 2, 2017

Research on the evolution of bird nests by Professor of Biology and Steven Muller Distinguished Professor of the Sciences J. Jordan Price is featured in the article “Bird Nests Used to Look More Like Fortresses” by Kat Long, published May 2017 in Scientific American. Price’s research was first published in the Royal Society Journal “Proceedings B” and was titled “Open Cup Nests Evolved from Roofed Nests in the Early Passerines.” His study shows that, contrary to previous assumptions and despite their relative rarity, roofed bird nests were constructed by the common ancestor of all modern passerines. Open cup nests evolved multiple times during early passerine evolution on the Australian continent, eventually becoming the most common nest type across the world today. The full paper can be found online: http://rspb.royalsocietypublishing.org/content/284/1848/20162708